Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Investigates Japanese media and culture including film, television, video games, manga (comics), anime, music, and print and digital media. Analyzes the func- tion of media relating to issues of national identity, imperial culture, collective memory, and censorship. Includes transnational circulation of Japanese cultural forms, alternative media, and historical changes in technologies. Cross-listed with AST 184 and JPN 184. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.